Suburban events
Get ready to rumba
It's party time when Miami-based ensemble Tiempo Libre launches the 2007-08 season at College of DuPage's McAninch Arts Center. A "fiesta full of dancing and music" is promised with food and drinks served up alongside Tiempo Libre's critically acclaimed and Grammy Award-nominated blend of Latin jazz, rumba and other Cuban rhythms.
When: 8 p.m. Saturday
Where: McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn
Cost: $18; $16 seniors; $8 students
Info: (630) 942-4000 or www.AtTheMAC.org
Naper-vino
The Fifth Annual Naperville Wine Festival returns to the historic Naper Settlement, 523 S. Webster St., Naperville. Enjoy demonstrations and educational seminars on all things wine. Tickets cost $25 ($15 for designated drivers) and include tastings and a souvenir wine glass. (847) 382-1480 or www.napervillewinefestival.com.
4 to 10 p.m. today and 3 to 10 p.m. Saturday
Architectural relations
Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art finds another kindred spirit in the exhibit "A.G. Rizzoli: Architect of Magnificent Visions." Regarded as a mere draftsman at a San Francisco architectural firm, the late Rizzoli also produced a large body of idiosyncratic architectural "transifigurations" of friends and family members on the side that blended beaux-arts elements with art deco and baroque touches. Start seeing Rizzoli's visions at 756 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. Free admission. (312) 243-9088 or www.art.org.
Opening reception at 5 p.m. today; through Jan. 5
Classy cars
The inaugural Barrington Concours d'Elegance parades classic cars for a cause at and around the Makray Memorial Golf Club, 1010 S. Northwest Hwy., Barrington. In addition to a welcome dinner today and a Saturday evening gala to benefit organizations such as the Barrington Hills Conservation Trust and Hospice of Northeastern Illinois, the Concours d'Elegance features a free Road Rally at 9:30 a.m. Saturday starting at the Barrington Train Station. Call (847) 381-4291 or visit www.barringtonconcours.org.
7 p.m. today through Sunday
Sculpture celebration
If you've been procrastinating to see the "Niki in the Garden" exhibit, you'll have extra incentive to go when the 7th Annual Garfield Park Conservatory County Fair incorporates the late French artist Niki de Saint Phalle's bulbous sculptures into the festivities. Expect plenty of music, circus performers, food and activities for kids at the fair at 300 N. Central Park Ave., Chicago. Tickets cost $5 per person or $20 per family. (773) 638-1766 or www.garfieldconservatory.org.
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday
Global music
The ninth annual World Music Festival: Chicago 2007 features 63 concerts at 23 Chicago venues, performed by 50 artists representing 32 countries (and 20 of those acts are making their Chicago debuts). Find out more about the variety of free and ticketed concerts by visiting www.CityofChicago.org/WorldMusic.